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Judge Biographies
Every archived life recorded as judge, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Mohammad Shahabuddin
b. December 10, 1949
Former President of Bangladesh
Contemporary era
Sandra Mason
b. January 17, 1949
1st president of Barbados
Modern era
Sergio Mattarella
b. July 23, 1941
President of Italy (2015–present)
Contemporary era
William Alexander of the Netherlands
b. April 27, 1967
King of the Netherlands (born 1967)
Contemporary era
Nawaf Salam
b. December 15, 1953
Lebanese Prime Minister
Contemporary era
Maria Benvinda Levy
b. March 24, 1969
Prime Minister of Mozambique
Modern era
Louise Lake-Tack
b. July 26, 1944
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
Modern era
Rudolf Kirchschläger
March 20, 1915 – March 30, 2000
Austrian diplomat, politician, judge, and eighth President of Austria (1915–2000)
Contemporary era
Brigitte Bierlein
June 25, 1949 – June 3, 2024
Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024)
Contemporary era
Carlos Veiga
b. October 21, 1949
Cape Verdean politician
Modern era
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
December 8, 1901 – July 5, 1981
President of Cuba (1901-1981)
Modern era
Carlos Manuel Piedra
1895 – 1988
Judge of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, appointed President of the Republic but not sworn in
Contemporary era
Adly Mansour
b. December 23, 1945
Egyptian judge and statesman; former interim President of Egypt
Contemporary era
Sauli Niinistö
b. August 24, 1948
Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024)
Modern era
Roman Herzog
April 5, 1934 – January 10, 2017
Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934–2017)
Contemporary era
Katerina Sakellaropoulou
b. May 30, 1956
Greek judge, former president of the Hellenic Republic
Contemporary era
Ioannis Sarmas
b. March 21, 1957
Greek judge, former caretaker prime Minister of Greece
Contemporary era
Vasiliki Thanou
b. November 3, 1950
Greek judge, former caretaker Prime Minister of Greece
Modern era
Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre
b. January 6, 1936
Guatemalan lawyer, politician and judge. President 2015-2016
Modern era
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
February 12, 1911 – March 21, 1978
Irish judge and 5th President of Ireland (1911-1978)
Modern era
Edward Zacca
July 26, 1931 – November 11, 2019
Jamaican judge (1931–2019)
Modern era
Herbert Duffus
August 30, 1908 – October 25, 2002
Jamaican politician and judge (1908-2002)
Modern era
William III of the Netherlands
February 19, 1817 – November 23, 1890
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817-1890)
Early Modern era
William II of the Netherlands
December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
Contemporary era
Egils Levits
b. June 30, 1955
Latvian judge, jurist and politician (born 1955)
Contemporary era
Nicolae Timofti
b. December 22, 1948
4th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016)
Modern era
Benito Juarez
March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872
President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
Early Modern era
Andrew Jackson
March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845
President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
Modern era
Harry S. Truman
May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
Modern era
Konrad Adenauer
January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
Early Modern era
Pierre de Fermat
August 17, 1601 – January 12, 1665
French mathematician and lawyer
Medieval era
Averroes
April 14, 1126 – December 10, 1198
Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198)
Medieval era
Ibn Khaldun
May 27, 1332 – March 17, 1406
Historiographer and historian
Modern era
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
October 17, 1817 – March 27, 1898
Indian Muslim reformer and social activist (1817–1898)
Modern era
Rana Bhagwandas
December 20, 1942 – February 23, 2015
Pakistani judge
Modern era
Abdul Qadir (cricketer)
March 15, 1872 – February 9, 1950
Anjuman-i-Himayat-i-Islam Leader
Modern era
Apolinario Mabini
July 22, 1864 – May 13, 1903
Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899
Modern era
William Dunbar
1805 – March 18, 1861
American politician (1805-1861)
Modern era
Abbas Tyabji
February 1, 1854 – June 9, 1936
Indian freedom fighter
Modern era
Mahadev Govind Ranade
January 18, 1842 – January 16, 1901
Indian scholar, social reformer and author (1842-1901)
Modern era
Dorab Patel
June 17, 1924 – March 15, 1997
Pakistani judge (1924–1997)
Modern era
Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim
February 12, 1928 – January 7, 2020
Pakistani judge (1928–2020)
Medieval era
Thomas Becket
December 21, 1119 – December 29, 1170
English archbishop and martyr, 1119/1120–1170
Medieval era
Thomas Wolsey
1473 – November 29, 1530
English political figure, archbishop of York and cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia (1473-1530)
Medieval era
Thomas Cromwell
1485 – July 28, 1540
English statesman and politician (1485–1540)
Modern era
Pierre Trudeau
October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000
Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
Modern era
Thurgood Marshall
July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 to 1991 (1908–1993)
Modern era
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020
American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020)